Identity
Person No.
6378
Service No.
53282
Last Name
First Name
Edwin Arthur
Initials
E A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Lost at sea on S. S. Nova Scotia, torpedoed and sunk by U-177. En route from Aden to Durban, South Africa. Carrying 6 passengers, 11 military and naval personnel, 134 South African guards and 765 Italian civil internees
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Eales, of Durban, Natal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project